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A Script to make FIM Policy “Self-Documenting”

There’s an ongoing problem with maintaining a system that has all the configuration possibilities of FIM. Documentation is usually out of date the moment it’s written and it’s a cumbersome way to try and understand a system anyway. One thing that can at least make your Policy configuration a bit easier to understand is to be able to see which MPRs use which Sets and Workflows. Now I know you can see this info if you look at the MPR object – but what if I’m looking at a Set or Workflow? How do I quickly see which MPRs are using that object, and thereby assess its purpose?

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Search Scope not appearing

Just a quick one because I’ve gone and done this again.

I created a new Search Scope, absolutely certain the usage keywords and permissions are all correct, and the thing just won’t appear, no errors, nuthin. Continue reading ›

Migration Scripts and FIM Team Community Site

Following on from my recent post about Upgrading MIIS/ILM to FIM I’ve now posted the helper scripts mentioned in that post (and demo’d in my TEC session) on the brand new FIM Team Community site.

We’ll be putting various goodies on this site that we want to make publicly available and the other thing you’ll find there right now are the tools to set up your very own Replay MA, as presented by Bob Bradley at TEC. This clever idea of Bob’s allows the Import drop file from any other MA to be replayed into the FIM Sync service via a second, LDIF MA. The main use we put this to is replaying the FIM MA, thus giving us a way to apply advanced import flow rules and manual precedence to data coming from the FIM Portal. Very neat!

New FIM Blog

In my recent TEC roundup post I mentioned Eihab Isaac who knocked all our socks off with his clever FIM Portal UI work. I’m so thrilled that Eihab has now started a blog, all the better to share some of his cleverness with the rest of us! Welcome to the world of blogging Eihab, and everyone else, go check out http://fimcreativethoughts.blogspot.com.

Upgrading MIIS/ILM to FIM

In this post I will offer general advice about migrating MIIS/ILM Sync to FIM Sync, supplementing the information in the Migration Guide on Technet. I’m looking at this purely as a Sync Service to Sync Service migration so there will be nothing about adding the FIM MA, replacing classic rules with declarative, or any of the other changes you may be planning to  take advantage of FIM Portal functionality.

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My TEC 2012 highlights

Some of my memorable moments from TEC this year…

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Using Powershell to update an RCDC configuration

I was stuck in one of those loops where you’re trying to track down an error in a RCDC by commenting out sections of the configuration file, uploading, recycling app pool, refreshing your browser, testing, go back to the beginning… I thought “there’s got to be a better way!” – and, as is so often the case, the better way is to write a quick powershell script.

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My “Migration Toolbox” is coming together nicely

At TEC I’ll be presenting a session on migrating MIIS/ILM to FIM 2010. The meaty goodness of the session will be a collection of scripts that can help with analysing the environment ahead of the migration, with getting through some tricky migration steps that can often occur, and with general post-migration confirmations.

The session should be particularly of interest to consultants who may have to estimate and conduct migrations, sometimes with no prior experience of the customer’s environment.

If you’re going to be at TEC, do come and say hi! If you’re still thinking of registering, what are you waiting for? http://www.theexpertsconference.com/us/2012/

A best practise for MPRs – separate Grants Permission from Workflow

In my current project I’ve created around 40 Workflows and over 80 MPRs – and this is just phase one! In an effort to keep things tidy I’ve been using naming conventions and a consistent design approach, and one thing I found myself doing was separating MPRs that grant permissions from MPRs that run Workflows.

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In praise of String Resources

Anyone who’s spent any time configuring RCDCs knows it’s a time consuming and often frustrating process. I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s sat there progressively uncommenting blocks of XML, trying to track down that one little error that’s screwed up the whole form.

Certainly I don’t want my customer to have to go through this every time someone complains that it should be “Family Name” instead of “Surname’, or whatever the flavour of the month happens to be. Sure you can set it up so that each field title and description comes from the schema, but you can also go a step further with String Resources. Continue reading ›

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